@Moon @matana @mrsaturday @vriska It was a meme and yet they were literally eating the pods for a challenge.
@Moon @matana @mrsaturday @vriska I was wondering who those "some online users were" and now we know that it was Moonman:
"It may all sound like fun and games, with some online users insisting that no one actually eats them, but poison control officials are saying otherwise.
"Over the last few years, there has been a rise in poison control centers responding to cases of intentional exposure to liquid laundry packets among people between the ages of 13 and 19, according to data shared by the American Association of Poison Control Centers on Tuesday.
"In 2016, poison control centers responded to 39 cases of intentional exposures among teenagers. In 2017, that number rose to 53 cases. In the first 15 days of 2018, officials have responded to 39 cases of intentional exposure. Of those 39 cases, 91 percent were for ingestion, the AAPCC said.
"In contrast, reported exposures among children ages 5 and younger ― which are generally far greater than teens and adults ― appears to be declining."
Well, certainly, numbers are very low, which speaks well for the mental health of American youth... But the online campaigns definitely moved the needle on the intentional ingestion of laundry detergent. There's always someone stupid enough or disturbed enough in the long tail.
"It may all sound like fun and games, with some online users insisting that no one actually eats them, but poison control officials are saying otherwise.
"Over the last few years, there has been a rise in poison control centers responding to cases of intentional exposure to liquid laundry packets among people between the ages of 13 and 19, according to data shared by the American Association of Poison Control Centers on Tuesday.
"In 2016, poison control centers responded to 39 cases of intentional exposures among teenagers. In 2017, that number rose to 53 cases. In the first 15 days of 2018, officials have responded to 39 cases of intentional exposure. Of those 39 cases, 91 percent were for ingestion, the AAPCC said.
"In contrast, reported exposures among children ages 5 and younger ― which are generally far greater than teens and adults ― appears to be declining."
Well, certainly, numbers are very low, which speaks well for the mental health of American youth... But the online campaigns definitely moved the needle on the intentional ingestion of laundry detergent. There's always someone stupid enough or disturbed enough in the long tail.
@zaitcev @matana @mrsaturday @vriska well I'm gen x so if you want me to admit millennials are stupid too, I can totally do it.
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@Amikke @Moon @matana @vriska @zaitcev Boomers had theirs documented extremely thoroughly but it was viewed as cultural subversion rather than being an idiot kid
